PLANETS Cancer Charity has funded a state-of-the-art high-frequency jet ventilator that will help clinicians at University Hospital Southampton treat more patients with complex liver tumours. The charity has invested almost £50,000 in a Monsoon IV Jet Ventilator, which will enhance the hospital’s tumour ablation service by allowing patients to be kept in a stable breath […]

PLANETS Cancer Charity has celebrated a landmark weekend after its 10th anniversary London to Paris in 24 hours (LP24) challenge raised an incredible £85,000, taking the charity’s overall fundraising total beyond £3 million. More than 50 riders – including cancer patients, clinicians, family members and supporters – completed the gruelling 320km journey from London to […]

With just days to go until riders set off on PLANETS Cancer Charity’s iconic London to Paris in 24 hours (LP24) challenge, fundraising has already exceeded £48,000. The official LP24 JustGiving campaign has now raised £42,459, with a further £6,000 raised independently by one of the riders, taking the total fundraising effort to more than […]

  A garden charity ball organised by Dorset couple Clare and Guy Schwinge (pictured) has raised an astonishing £140,000 for PLANETS Cancer Charity, making it the charity’s most successful fundraising event to date. Held in a marquee at the couple’s home near Dorchester, the Studio 54-themed evening welcomed more than 300 guests for a night […]